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[bigredone95]

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[macsak]

Date of submission: 13 Jun 2022
Overall GPA: 3.17 (freshman 1.9, sophomore 3.2, junior 4.0, taking senior classes now, projected GPA by Oct 2022: 3.29/3.2)
Science GPA: 3.07
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.30
DAT score (include AA and all sections): 27AA 24PAT 29TS 30QR 19RC 30BIO 30GC 26OC
State of Residence: California

Major: Health Science
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? Yes, Active duty military since 2018

Shadowing Experience: 220 hours, comprehensive dentist; 60 hours, Oral surgeon, dental assistant (2 years), dental hygienist (3 years)
Volunteering Experience: military-related volunteering 1200 hours
Employment: Active Duty military 2017-present, restaurant cook 2016-2017
Research: None
Other Extracurriculars: COVID 19 PCR test volunteers for 2 years on the weekend; In charge of military dental clinic
Relevant Honors or Awards: Military achievements
LOR type and strength: 1 Bio prof weak, 1 OC prof med, 2 dentists strong
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags:
-dropped out of college back in 2015 because of family issues with a 1.6 GPA. GPA 3.93 for the last 60 credit hours while working full time. I explained my family issues and how I solved them in my PS.
-I do not have any research hours due to my military status.
-Straight A in all my pre-reqs
School list: (the rank I want to attend)
1. UCLA
2. UCSF
3. UPenn
4. Columbia
5. UNC
6. U of Michigan
7. UOP
8. Loma Linda
9. USC
10. NYU
11. WesternU
12. Midwestern AZ
13. Roseman

I understand my GPA is super low and I do not have any research hours, but will my decent DAT score and military experience help? My dream schools would be UCLA or UCSF because I want to stay in CA with my family and specialize in the future. I have reached out to both schools, but they both mentioned that they will look at my application as a whole and some generic comments.
Any comments or advice would be appreciated! Thank you in advance!

1-7 are in the top 10 most difficult schools to get into, so your path is steep, but not impossible
thank you for your service and congrats on your strong finishing year gpas and you better than "decent" DAT scores
it's really hard to say, but i would bet a few of the top 7 will give you a shot, then it's up to you to ace your interviews!
my suggestion would be to get rid of most or all of 9-13 (especially NYU) you could leave USC and western since you want to stay in CA
but i would consider Utah/UNLV/Colorado...

 

[PerioDont]

Good upward trend for your GPA.

You have already submitted so just ride out the cycle at this point